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The Lions Eye Institute is hosting a screening of the ‘Dying to Live’ documentary on December 12th at the Windsor Cinema in Nedlands. The documentary delves into life on the organ donation waiting list, the complex world of organ and tissue transplantation and the heart-wrenching stories of real people awaiting life-saving organs in Australia, when the… Read more

Learn all about the eye at the Lions Eye Institute (LEI) Open Day on Saturday, October 20 from 9.30am to 12.30pm. This year’s Open Day will feature interactive displays from a number of LEI research groups showcasing the latest in cutting edge eye science with a focus on eye genetics, DNA testing, stem cell technology,… Read more

Please join us for the 2018 Miocevich lecture, The Silk Road: A 10-year journey evaluating the potential use of silk proteins for repairing the human eye, presented by Professor Damien Harkin on 16 August 2018. Learn more about the lecture here: The Silk Road Lecture Seating is limited and bookings are essential. Please contact Jade Knapp on 9381… Read more

Please join us for our annual Ian Constable Lecture. The 2018 lecture; Tale of two diseases: regulating immune responses in the retina will be given by Professor Andrew Dick – Director of the UCL-Institute of Ophthalmology in London. Professor Andrew Dick is a clinician scientist and immunobiologist. He is Director of University College London-Institute of Ophthalmology… Read more

As part of the University of Western Australia’s Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series, our very own managing director Professor David Mackey will be giving the lecture Born with a bomb: going blind from Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. Professor David Mackey as Managing Director of the Lions Eye Institute’s also oversees the Clinical Genetics and Epidemiology department. He has spent… Read more

Please join us for our annual Ian Constable Lecture. The 2017 lecture; Genome research produces new anti-malarial drug targets will be given by Professor Simon Foote – Director of The John Curtin School of Medical Research at The Australian National University. Professor Simon Foote is a molecular geneticist. He has been Dean of The Australian School of… Read more

If you have vision problems or know someone who does, you are curious to learn more about the latest in eye treatments or just want to see some amazing medical technology, then come along to the Lions Eye Institute’s Open Day on Saturday, February 11. Among the many activities on offer, you can: Don simulator… Read more